Buenos Aires, February 9 (NA) – On March 22, 2025, Demian Reidel, then chief advisor to President Javier Milei, said that 'the only problem with Argentina is that it is full of Argentines,' a statement that caused rejection even within libertarian ranks and, over time, would cost him that position. As head of Milei's Economic Advisors Council, Reidel stated during an exhibition at the Latam Forum held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires that 'the only problem with Argentina is that it is full of Argentines.' The day Demian Reidel said that Argentina's problem 'is the Argentines.' It even angered Gordo Dan, the star libertarian influencer, and he had to apologize. How was the phrase? While extolling Argentina's geographical and energy conditions as advantages for installing data centers linked to artificial intelligence, he lamented that 'obviously, the problem is that these areas are populated by Argentines. So this is one of the things we have fixed.' That phrase, added to other controversies, cost him the position, which became known months later on July 21, although his resignation was effective July 17. (Video: NA) (Video: NA) Businessmen, oilmen, and investment funds were listening. Anyway, Reidel continued to hold the position of president of Nucleoeléctrica that he had held since April of that year, and which he now had to leave in the middle of corruption accusations.
